The University of Tulsa is an NCAA Division I member for all sports and a member of the American Athletic Conference. TU moved into The American on July 1, 2014 after dominating Conference USA with more than double the number of league championships than any other conference school in nine years as a C-USA member.

Since the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center in 1998, Tulsa’s athletic facilities have undergone a major facelift. New facilities include the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, the Collins Family Softball Complex, the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, the J. Bird Sr. Shell Nest, the Jack Zink Indoor Rowing Center, the Case Athletic Complex and major renovation to H.A. Chapman Stadium.

Newly-appointed University of
Tulsa Head Football Coach Keith Burns
announced today the appointment of
three assistant coaches -- Barry
Lunney, Jr.,Dennis Allen and Brock
Berryhill. Burns also indicated that
Dan Sharp has been retained from the
previous coaching staff.

At Burns' introductory press
conference on Tuesday, he indicated
that Barry Lunney, Jr., would be
joining the Hurricane coaching staff.
Lunney will coach the running backs.

Lunney, 25, has spent the past two
years as a graduate assistant coach
at his alma mater Arkansas. In his
first season, Lunney was thrust into
full-time duty in December when UA
running backs coach Danny Nutt
underwent brain surgery. After
working with the scout team defense
as well as assisting with the offense
during the 1998 regular season,
Lunney subbed for Nutt with the
running backs in preparation for the
Florida Citrus Bowl.

Lunney also gained valuable
experience on the recruiting trails
in January and February. He and Nutt
worked together with the running
backs in the spring and he was
involved in May recruiting evaluation
as well. For the 1999 season, Lunney
returned for his second season as a
graduate assistant.

As a player, Lunney quarterbacked the
Razorbacks for four years (1992-95).
During his career, he passed for a
school record 5,782 yards and 33
touchdowns, while completing 476 of
856 passes. In his first career start
as a freshman, Lunney directed
Arkansas past fourth-ranked
Tennessee. He earned his bachelor's
degree from Arkansas in kinesiology
in 1996. "Barry has all the
intangibles to be a great coach. He
is a leader and is a great people
person. He is a first-class
individual and football coach,"
said Burns. "The Lunney name is
synonymous with great football names.
He comes from a football
family."

Dennis Allen spent the past four
seasons on the coaching staff at
Texas A&M as a graduate assistant
coach working primarily with the
A&M defensive secondary. He will
coach the secondary for the
Hurricane. A four-year letterman for
the Aggies from 1992-95, Allen
started 21 consecutive games and
received all-conference mention as a
junior and senior. He earned
Southwest Conference Defensive Player
of the Week honors after picking off
two passes in a 36-14 victory over
Oklahoma in 1994.

Allen, 26, earned his bachelor's
degree in management in 1995 and a
master's degree in kinesiology in
1998. "Dennis is a great young
coach," said Burns. "R.C.
Slocum told me that he believes
Dennis will be a star in the coaching
ranks, and I believe that as well.
He'll be a great addition to our
coaching staff."

Brock Berryhill, 26, joins the
Hurricane coaching staff from Cal
Poly and will coach the outside
linebackers. He spent one year as the
defensive secondary coach at Cal Poly
following one season as a defensive
assistant at Arkansas.

Before his one-year stint at
Arkansas, Berryhill was a defensive
graduate assistant at Boise State in
1997 and an offensive graduate
assistant in 1996. At Boise State, he
assisted with coaching the defensive
line and tight ends. From 1983-85, he
was a student assistant coach at BSU.

He received his bachelor's degree in
history and secondary education from
Boise State in 1996, and later earned
a master's degree in curriculum and
instruction.
"Brock was with me at Arkansas
as a defensive assistant, and I tried
to get him to stay for this past
year. He is intelligent and an
extremely hard worker. Brock will be
a great recruiter," said Burns.

Dan Sharp, 37, completed his second
season on the Hurricane coaching
staff in 1999 as the defensive ends
coach. Sharp, who coached seven
seasons at TCU before joining the
Tulsa staff, will coach the tight
ends under Burns. He spent the
previous two seasons coaching the
Hurricane defensive ends. At TCU,
Sharp coached tight ends for five
seasons and defensive ends for two
years.

"I'm obviously happy to keep
Dan," said Sharp. "The one
thing that is consistent with Dan is
that he is a tireless worker and
recruiter. He's a guy I would try to
hire regardless of where he was
coaching. Dan gives us some stability
in the recruiting process this year
and the knowledge of our players. He
will be a real plus."